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Re: 12 Years of Marriage & Time To Get My Wife What She Dese
In that case, you may be interested in 60/60 type stones as well. They face up larger for their carat weight and throw a lot of white light, which is awesome when you're looking at lower colors (not that I or J color are very low, but you get what I'm saying…). [emoji6]
I had a 2.43 ct J, and now I have a 3.33 I MRB, and both have been 60/60 type proportions. The 2.43 faced up just like a 2.5 or even a little larger, and the 3.33 faces up like a 3.5 ct, so I'm a big fan of the 60/60's! (I'm also an admitted size whore, so...) [emoji12][emoji12]
Some people do not like the 60/60 proportions; it's just individual taste. I happen to love them -- obviously. [emoji56]
dkaar said:msop04|1467157392|4049431 said:dkaar said:I have an email into DK to attain more information but I am really liking his designs on Facebook. I am starting to think I should really start focusing on getting the best stone at the best price first and then I will also have it in hand to send to the designer when we agree on something. Is that a smart move on my part? I have no experience in picking the proper stone so I would 100% be relying on you folks to send me links to best deals out there. Now that I know WF won't be actually setting the diamond in one of their rings, I am open to purchasing it loose from any reputable online dealer.
Smart move! Do you have any specific color or clarity specs?… Or are you good with "eye clean" and "white"? [emoji4] If so, I'd look in the H/I, VS2-SI range. A "high" I with fluorescence in a clean SI would be The best case scenario and give you the best bang for the buck, IMO.
It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go ahead and get a ballpark quote from DK. This will tell you how much you have left over for the stone.
Eye clean and white is fine by us. I still think I want to stay in that $9k-$12k range for the diamond. But I want bang for the buck and am perfectly fine with a lower carat looking larger because of the cut. Actual carat size doesn't mean anything to either of us. And if it matters, my wife wears a size 7.
In that case, you may be interested in 60/60 type stones as well. They face up larger for their carat weight and throw a lot of white light, which is awesome when you're looking at lower colors (not that I or J color are very low, but you get what I'm saying…). [emoji6]
I had a 2.43 ct J, and now I have a 3.33 I MRB, and both have been 60/60 type proportions. The 2.43 faced up just like a 2.5 or even a little larger, and the 3.33 faces up like a 3.5 ct, so I'm a big fan of the 60/60's! (I'm also an admitted size whore, so...) [emoji12][emoji12]
Some people do not like the 60/60 proportions; it's just individual taste. I happen to love them -- obviously. [emoji56]